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T-shirt Gift Bag

11/7/2015

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T-shirt Bag. MotherDaughterProjects.com
T-shirt Bag. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Recently we had the opportunity to give a gift to a friend leaving the USA for a year to live as a missionary in Nicaragua. We wanted it to be something she could use right away & wouldn’t have to store. A trip to Whole Foods provided everything we needed. We found a variety of useful items & healthy snacks she could use on the plane & once she landed. Next was finding the right gift bag that was useful even after the contents were gone. We decided to transform a t-shirt that was meaningful to her & make it into a bag.

There are lots of t-shirt bag tutorials out there; most are no-sew which we think are a lot more trouble & time consuming than sewing. In our version the bottom is sewn on a machine & given a little more shape with a bit of tailoring.
​Materials/Tools:
  • T-shirt, we used an adult Small
  • Sewing machine, thread
  • Ruler, rotary cutter, cutting mat
T-shirt Bag. MotherDaughterProjects.com
T-shirt Bag. MotherDaughterProjects.com
T-shirt Bag. MotherDaughterProjects.com
1. Lay the t-shirt on the cutting mat with the bottom edges lined up on one of the horizontal lines

2. Use the ruler & rotary cutter to cut off one inch from the bottom, discard this piece
T-shirt Bag. MotherDaughterProjects.com
3. Cut off another one inch, save for later use
T-shirt Bag. MotherDaughterProjects.com
T-shirt Bag. MotherDaughterProjects.com
4. Smooth out the sleeve & cut them off, discard 
T-shirt Bag. MotherDaughterProjects.com
T-shirt Bag. MotherDaughterProjects.com
5. Fold the t-shirt in half with seam even. Sketch a cutting line from about one inch or so from the neck binding to about four inches from the center of the neck binding, cut & discard piece
T-shirt Bag. MotherDaughterProjects.com
T-shirt Bag. MotherDaughterProjects.com
6. Turn t-shirt inside out. Lay t-shirt flat with bottom edges even, pin or clip edges, stitch a 5/8” seam
T-shirt Bag. MotherDaughterProjects.com
T-shirt Bag. MotherDaughterProjects.com
7. Press the side seams to form a crease
T-shirt Bag. MotherDaughterProjects.com
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8. To form the boxed bottom, line up the stitched seam with the side seam crease & flatten so that you have formed a triangle, press & pin
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T-shirt Bag. MotherDaughterProjects.com
9. Use the ruler to draw a four inch stitching line across the triangle, stitch on this line, Repeat with the other side
T-shirt Bag. MotherDaughterProjects.com
T-shirt Bag. MotherDaughterProjects.com
10. Turn the bag right side out, use the one inch piece to tie across the “shoulders” as a decorative accent

PS: Lindsay loved the goodies & the bag. You can follow her Nicaragua adventure here.
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